noun

  1. spare pencil lead, pen refill (cartridge), replacement wick (e.g. of a lantern).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
替え芯 かえしん
替芯 かえしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exchange, spare, substitute
か.える タイ かえ (7th, N2)
a partner, a companion, bright
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
wick
シン (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)